Leif Holmberg Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Got these two pictures photo from a friend. He is wondering what car it is? Sorry about the resulotion. Leif in Sweden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Friederich Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Isn't it Stockholm Olympic Stadium in the background of the second Photo? It was constructed in 1911-12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted February 6, 2020 Author Share Posted February 6, 2020 yes it is the stadion, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintman Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Hi Leif, Bit of a difficult one. The only photo I have that has a similar conical front to the radiator is the Hermes. They seem to have a complicated history but I don’t think this is one of the Belgian-Italian Hermes cars as these apparently had a Renault type bonnet, and they closed in 1909. It could be from the early Mathis history when Émile Mathis asked Ettore Bugatti to design a couple of types of cars for him. Emile was at the time mainly a dealer. Hermes Simplex ended 1906. However theres seems to be a photo on the Internet that is labelled as Hermes 1912 type 00U0 12 Hp. Lots of pictures of the same car which has metal spoked wheels. Seems to have been manufactured by Appareils Mechaniques et Enrenages in Bressoux under licence from Mathis. Company lasted from 1912-14, which would fit style of your car. They made 8’10, 12 and 16|HP Mathis-Hermes cars. Regards Vintman (UK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 Thanks Vintman. I`l try googling. Leif in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariejan NL Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 I'm convinced that this car is an Opel from early WW1 period. Uploaded an image of a 1914 6-16PS two-seater, which has an identical body. Characteristic for Opel are the tilted louvres and the shape of the radiator filler tube and cap (also uploaded). Although the mystery pictures are not very sharp, both features seem to fit. The reason for not being 1914 seems to be the 'Spitzenkühler', present on some Opel models in 1914 but not this one. During the war Opel switched slowly to the pointed radiator, so the two-seater could be 1915 or 1916. Also the rounded fenders point at a slightly later date than 1914. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Thanks Ariejan. I still waiting for a better resolution of the photo from the owner of the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varun Coutinho Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Saved this pic posted on e-bay, few years ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 (edited) Thanks Varun Coutinho. I have copied and reversed as well,also asked on the facebook side Mässing Nickel here in Sweden if it this picture are taken outside of the Stockholm Stadion? When looking at the "bricks" Varan:s picture is right . Leif in Sweden Edited April 22, 2020 by Leif Holmberg (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 Here are a picture just outside the Olympiad Stadion in Stockholm in 1912.Just where the car was pictured. Leif in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 But the question for me,what make of car is`t just to be 100% sure? Not sure about an Opel! Leif in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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